The Mystery Lights Mike Brandon and L.A. Solano have been in many different versions of THE MYSTERY LIGHTS since their teens. Their explosive live shows gradually became the stuff of legend, as the quintet won their following one fan at a time in dives from Brooklyn to the Bowery. Organically unfolding over the nights months and years, the Lights’ sound has evolved into a fuzz-fueled hopped-up 21st Century take on 60s garage pebbles, and artful 70s punk, that is all their own. 2016 found these rock’n’roll knights embarking upon the next logical step – they released their debut LP this past June via Daptone Records recently launched Wick Records rock imprint.

Bande de los Apaches play like you owe them something, I’m practically giving this honorable mention as an act of submission. Some super tight and trashy guitar with a menacing bass hum is punctuated by a warmongering brass section. That brass section never falls into some sort of mariachi or ska band territory - it feels desperate, like there’s something on the line - Hunter from storm surge of reverb